Fat Lever vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Fat Lever that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Fat Lever

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fat Lever: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fat Lever 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fat Lever 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fat Lever 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fat Lever 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fat Lever 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Fat Lever 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fat Lever 1 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fat Lever 13.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 6.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fat Lever 10,433 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fat Lever 4,523 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fat Lever 4,696 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fat Lever 1,666 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fat Lever 209 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fat Lever 752 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fat Lever .447 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fat Lever .310 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fat Lever .771 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fat Lever 19.8 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 9.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 8.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.7 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.8 (1991) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fat Lever 12.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 5.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 6.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 1.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fat Lever 596 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fat Lever 276 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fat Lever 297 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fat Lever 89 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fat Lever 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fat Lever 48 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fat Lever .414 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fat Lever .409 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fat Lever .775 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fat Lever 17.3 (1990) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 10.7 (1990) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 9.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.7 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.6 (1988) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.